Service-Seeking Knowledge and Behavior Toward Safe Dental Care Among Bangladeshi Patients

Abstract

Aims: Safe dental service-seeking knowledge and behavior, which may help to access precise treatment management facilities regarding dental concerns, is fundamental to the sustainable management and prevention of dental diseases among the general population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate participants' knowledge and behavior about safe dental service-seeking practices. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional research of 312 respondents in the city of Khulna dental patients was undertaken. Face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire were utilized to collect the data, and multi-variate approaches were used to analyze it. Results: With more female respondents (61.2%), the average age was found to be 34 years. The majority of the survey participants (69.6%) were college graduates or higher educated, came from a nuclear family (24.7%), and lived in an urban region (71%). The vast majority of respondents had inadequate knowledge (69.6%) and conduct (64.1%) when it came to seeking out safe dental care. Some socio-demographic and clinical characteristics were shown to be substantially (p0.05) linked to inadequate knowledge (less education, low blood pressure), as well as behavior (living in the country, having negative habits, and low blood pressure). Conclusion: Regarding knowledge and conduct on safe dental service-seeking practices, this study offers a depressing scenario. To make the information more broadly applicable and to make the situation better, a sizable investigation is required. As a result, this study will give future researchers in the subject a solid foundation for their work and will be extremely helpful to the relevant policymakers.